On 25/09/2012 09:01, Weatherlawyer wrote:
On Sep 25, 8:18 am, "Brian wrote:

You have been trolled by a racist.
Fancy being so dumb as that.

I fail to see any aspect of racism here. The facts would appear to be
that Asian men have allegedly been raping white girls. These are the
people who are suspected of committing the crimes and have therefore
been arrested.

Stating the men's ethnicity isn't racist either -- it's a fact. The fact
we generally don't hear references to 'white men' per se in the media is
that at present, fair/white-skinned people make up the bulk of the UK
population. In due course, when immigration in the UK has run its course
and white people are in a minority will there be complaints of racism if
the term 'white men' is used when reporting crimes or other issues? I
very much doubt it.

The real crime here, if Bill's reporting of the situation is correct, is
that it's taken so long for the police to get to grips with it for fear
of being accused of being racist.

It's not acceptable for anyone, regardless of their ethnic background,
religious persuasion, whatever, to commit this sort of crime. That it's
not being fully/properly reported is certainly a crime, and the BBC
should do much better than they apparently are here.


Clem